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Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations

INTRODUCTION: Cancer patients face a variety of challenges in understanding their diagnosis and treatment options. Making informed decisions requires health literacy. There is scant research on how colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and their caregivers engage with healthcare systems and obtain cance...

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Autores principales: Melhem, Samar J., Nabhani-Gebara, Shereen, Kayyali, Reem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10067669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37020817
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1116882
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Nabhani-Gebara, Shereen
Kayyali, Reem
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description INTRODUCTION: Cancer patients face a variety of challenges in understanding their diagnosis and treatment options. Making informed decisions requires health literacy. There is scant research on how colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and their caregivers engage with healthcare systems and obtain cancer-related knowledge to maintain proper health literacy, which is crucial for enhancing their outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In-depth semi-structured interviews (IDIs) with CRC survivors (n = 15) and online focus groups (FG) with informal caregivers (ICs) were held in Amman between Jan-June 2020. In-depth interviews were conducted using semi-structured interview protocol that addressed the healthcare experience of CRC cancer survivors. FGs evaluated ICs' perspectives of e-health for cancer care support. IDIs and FGs were done in the local Jordanian Arabic dialect, which was then translated into English. Transcribed audio-recordings were thematically coded and framework analysis was used. RESULTS: The findings are organized around a central concept of “exploring the level of literacy and its impact.” From the overarching theme, three themes and subthemes emerged, including: (1) The current state of counseling and information provision, (2) The impact of lack of information, awareness, and literacy and (3) The health system's influence on literacy. CONCLUSIONS: Poor cancer literacy hinders patients throughout their cancer journey. Empowering cancer patients is crucial for a more timely and positive patient experience. Increased cancer literacy together with the creation of health-literate organizations and systems have the potential to improve patients' treatment throughout the continuum of care.
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spelling pubmed-100676692023-04-04 Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations Melhem, Samar J. Nabhani-Gebara, Shereen Kayyali, Reem Front Public Health Public Health INTRODUCTION: Cancer patients face a variety of challenges in understanding their diagnosis and treatment options. Making informed decisions requires health literacy. There is scant research on how colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and their caregivers engage with healthcare systems and obtain cancer-related knowledge to maintain proper health literacy, which is crucial for enhancing their outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In-depth semi-structured interviews (IDIs) with CRC survivors (n = 15) and online focus groups (FG) with informal caregivers (ICs) were held in Amman between Jan-June 2020. In-depth interviews were conducted using semi-structured interview protocol that addressed the healthcare experience of CRC cancer survivors. FGs evaluated ICs' perspectives of e-health for cancer care support. IDIs and FGs were done in the local Jordanian Arabic dialect, which was then translated into English. Transcribed audio-recordings were thematically coded and framework analysis was used. RESULTS: The findings are organized around a central concept of “exploring the level of literacy and its impact.” From the overarching theme, three themes and subthemes emerged, including: (1) The current state of counseling and information provision, (2) The impact of lack of information, awareness, and literacy and (3) The health system's influence on literacy. CONCLUSIONS: Poor cancer literacy hinders patients throughout their cancer journey. Empowering cancer patients is crucial for a more timely and positive patient experience. Increased cancer literacy together with the creation of health-literate organizations and systems have the potential to improve patients' treatment throughout the continuum of care. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10067669/ /pubmed/37020817 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1116882 Text en Copyright © 2023 Melhem, Nabhani-Gebara and Kayyali. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations
title Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations
title_full Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations
title_fullStr Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations
title_full_unstemmed Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations
title_short Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations
title_sort cancer literacy among jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: qualitative explorations
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10067669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37020817
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1116882
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